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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 854 m. Crown Butte stands 1,086 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management

How to reach it

Coordinates47.20329, -106.95022

96 named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 49
Peaks: 25
  • Darby Buttes: 3.8 mi
  • Pikes Peak: 8.1 mi
  • Smoky Butte: 10.8 mi
  • Fig Mountain: 11.3 mi
  • Joe Ott Butte: 13.7 mi
Parks: 5
  • Indian Country Historical Marker: 7.6 mi
  • Woodland Park: 7.9 mi
  • Kariotis Park: 8.2 mi
  • Willems Park: 8.2 mi
  • Panwitz Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Garfield County Veteran's Memorial: 8.3 mi
Museums: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of BLM. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crown ButteSSW 206°1,086 m20.6 mi
Robbers RoostSW 233°1,081 m22.4 mi
Hawks NestSW 233°1,070 m21.2 mi
School ButteSW 215°1,053 m23.5 mi
Mother ButteS 177°1,047 m17.7 mi
Fig MountainSSW 197°1,045 m11.3 mi
Emma ButteSW 220°1,042 m23.2 mi
Joe Ott ButteSSW 211°1,011 m13.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4019:21
June solstice05:1320:2021:08
September equinox06:5518:2719:07
December solstice07:5215:2916:21

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F172132435363716958443120
Precip in0.30.30.51.42.22.71.71.31.11.20.50.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jordan, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783820

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